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The FCC late Thursday night partially granted AT&T Inc.s petition for forbearance from rules governing its commercial broadband services. Perhaps of greatest concern to CLECs is that AT&T can price its commercial broadband services as it sees fit and not share those rates with providers using its networks. The FCC issued a statement just minutes […]

Intelliverse added a suite of IP-based applications to its private-label VoIP service, Intelliverse Wholesale Program. With the new suite, users can integrate any of the companys IP applications, including Automated Receptionist and Softphone, to their current analog phone systems. Intelliverse’s Automated Receptionist application is a 24-hour system that automatically answers incoming calls. The Softphone application […]

Hibernia Metro, which offers transport products to customers requiring a presence in and around New York City, added two new PoPs to its redundant transport services. The new PoPs are located at 300 Boulevard E., in Weehawken, N.J., and 75 Broad St., in New York City. Hibernia Metro, a subsidiary of TransAtlantic transport cable provider […]

Qwest Communications International Inc. will offer wholesale customers Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) over Ethernet with speeds from 2gbps to 10gbps within key U.S. metropolitan markets. Wholesale customers can order Qwest DIA over Ethernet in 1gbps increments to consolidate Internet traffic and realize significant cost savings, said Qwest. A few years ago, people didn’t think companies […]

Research firm ATLANTIC-ACM announced its 2007 U.S. Metro Carrier Excellence Awards yesterday at the COMPTEL PLUS Convention & EXPO. The awards are based on the results of ATLANTIC-ACMs 2007 Metro Carrier Report Card, which evaluates the performance of metro carriers by their wholesale and business customers and is based on more than 3,000 individual carrier […]

Theres little doubt that broadband and the Web are changing the complexion not only of data and video, but also of voice services. And its not just by enabling companies like Vonage to deliver VoIP. The move to IP and Web services also means that voice can be combined quickly and easily with various other […]

Two of todays regulatory sessions take a look at some of the unknowns in telecom. The first session, Life After Forbearance, examines whats likely to happen if the ILECs continue getting forbearance from portions of the 1996 Telecom Act. So far the incumbents have convinced the FCC to loosen the rules governing special access and […]

In an era of virtualization and mobility, such things as converged voice, applications, wireless and video with defined QoS and SLA levels are topping the wish lists of most enterprises. Today, in a morning track of sessions presented by Cisco Systems Inc., speakers will give attendees an overview of the IP NGN technology, market intelligence […]

COMPTEL will cap off the Fall 2007 Conference & EXPO tomorrow with a morning of workshops designed to update members on the latest in federal policy proceedings. First up are: wireline regulatory issues. Genny Morelli, a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and frequent COMPTEL panelist, will host the session. Christopher McKee, vice president […]

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